A photography student killed in an alleged hit and run last year is to have his work shown in an exhibition. Jamie Martin, 23, died after a car struck him while he was crossing Birchfields Road in Rusholme in October. Now the talented Manchester Metropolitan University student’s work will be on display from today at the Holden Gallery in Manchester.

A photography student killed in an alleged hit and run last year is to have his work shown in an exhibition.

Jamie Martin, 23, died after a car struck him while he was crossing Birchfields Road in Rusholme in October.

Now the talented Manchester Metropolitan University student’s work will be on display from today at the Holden Gallery in Manchester.

All proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to the Brake road safety charity which supports accident victims and their families and campaigns for safer driving.

Jamie’s mother, Shirley, said: "We wanted the money to go towards stopping this from happening again so another family won’t have to go through this."

"It’s hard enough dealing with Jamie’s death myself. Sometimes I cry all day, but watching my children suffer is heartbreaking.

"He was really close to his 14-year-old brother and he misses him terribly, we all do."

Jamie leaves behind his partner, parents Shirley and Vincent, sisters Melissa, 25, Faye, 21, and twins Amelia and Camilla, 19, and brothers Joel, 14, and Noah, four. He is originally from Wigan but was living in Didsbury at the time of his death.

Jamie was in his second year of university and his mother says it was the happiest time of his life. He hoped to become a professional photographer when he graduated.

Shirley said her son was a lovely, bubbly, quirky, talented boy who will be greatly missed.

Jacqueline Butler, programme leader for photography at MMU, said: "We felt it was important that something positive came out of Jamie’s death.

"Jamie was a prolific photographer, with a great eye and range of styles." The exhibition will open from 4-6pm today and will then be open till 4pm daily until March 7.